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Sunday, May 1, 2011

I designed these two Momma Bird cards and the downloadabletemplate is available for you to make your own. Perhaps your Momma Bird needs a handmade thank you from her little chick this week?

Here's how to put them together:

Download the PDF template and print it on heavy paper. Cut out the shapes. These will be your re-usable pattern pieces.

Cut a letter size piece of white card stock in half to make two 5.5 x 8.5 inch pieces. Fold them each in half to create two blank cards.

Cut two 5.25 x 4 inch colored pieces of cardstock for the card backgrounds and glue one each to the fronts of the blank cards, centered within the white margin.

Trace the bird shapes lightly on colored card stock and cut them out (using small, sharp scissors or a craft knife will help). I like to reverse the pattern pieces and trace them on the back of the paper, so you don't need to erase pesky pencil lines.

Follow the build diagrams below to put them together. Use 1/16 inch thick pop dots to give each layer added dimension. For the smaller pieces, I put a blob of gel glue on a scrap piece of paper and use a toothpick to apply. The legs are tiny strips of white card stock.

To make the faces:

Use a small circle punch to cut a hole in black card stock. Then shift the punch over a bit to cut a slim crescent shape from the side of the hole you made to make the eyes for both birds. I used a 1/2 inch and a 1/4 inch punch.

For the owl beaks, punch one 1/4 inch circle and one 1/2 inch circle. Trim off two edges of each circle to form a point.

Options to simplify for paper savvy kids:

Skip the colored background.

Don't use pop dots. Just glue everything.

Cut small triangles for the owl beaks.

Draw in the eyes and legs using gel pens instead.

Now send it to your Momma Bird with love. Perhaps along with an espresso machine.

Love these. I was just thinking I should make a handmade card to avoid a trip out (I'll do pretty much anything to avoid a card shopping trip with my kids). If only I had your paper supply at my fingertips and didn't have to make a trip to the craft store...

Thank you so much for the template! I just love your cards and strong sense of color...because of your influence I no longer focus on the pretty patterned paper at the scrapbook store...I shop more in the solids section...

Wow! I just loved these and am so glad I saved this idea on pinterest! Thanks for the free template and great instructions.

We found an opportunity to make these as a family last night. Yours are gorgeous... I gave my kids creative license with paper choice... they came out cute, although a bit more wild than yours ; ) I linked up to your post here-

Thank you for the idea! I'm going to do these for my babies! You see, I am a nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and on holidays - especially Mother's Day - we like to make a card for the mother "from" their hospitalized baby. These are perfect!

I just found this through Craft Magazine. I love this card so much!!! thank you for the great templates!! I am going to make this for my next card swap, it will be my first paper card, i usually do fabric. :)

I found you through http://www.allthingspaper.net/ just now! How wonderful your work is! I just HAD to pin this hugging card project and would love to work on some of your other fun ideas with my friends on our next crafting day! I love card making and easy paper crafts!

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